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A nurse is caring for an Orthodox Jewish patient. What is the most appropriate dietary requirement for the nurse to implement?

  • A. Mixing of milk and meat at a meal
  • B. Use of separate cooking utensils for meat and milk products
  • C. Use of one set of cooking utensils for meat and milk products
  • D. Consumption of food not slaughtered in accordance with Jewish law
Correct Answer: B

Rationale: For observant Jews, Kosher dietary laws include the following: no mixing of milk and meat at a meal; no consumption of food or any derivative thereof from animals not slaughtered in accordance with Jewish law; use of separate cooking utensils for meat and milk products; if a patient requires milk and meat products for a meal, the dairy foods should be served first, followed later by the meat.